Building Thriving Communities — Roles & Sustainability

Join us for #4 of our 4-part networking series on the principles of effective community-building: For & By Community-Builders.

Program May 7, 2026: Roles & Sustainability & Governance: What are the rules that help us sustain our communities?

As always, we‘ll kick off with two folks sharing insights based on their experience and will have the discussion evolve in a way useful for those in the room. We’ll then move into open networking and 1:1 conversations.

18:00 Arrival | Order Food & Drinks
18:30 Kick-off Reflections | Open Discussion

• Adriana Bascone - Young Grief and Life Hangout & Friends of Neurodiversity
• Teresa Tramontana — Impact Hub (TBC)

20:00 Networking | Connecting 1:1

Presenters & Participants — all of who are community-builders in for-profits, non-profits, or clubs without a formal structure — share insights originating from within their communities here in Vienna. Participants include community leaders from:

- Austrian Startups
- Dialogia
- European Mentoring and Coaching Council
- Founders Run Club
- Global Civil Society Coalition for the UN Convention against Corruption
- Innovations from Heart
- Pitch Cave
- Professional Women’s Network Vienna
- Self-Employed in Austria
- Tech2Impact
- Vienna Family Network
- Vienna Audio Exchange
- VIS Parent-Teacher-Association
- World Bank Family Network
amongst many others.

New Series in planning on TechTools, Volunteer Engagement, Monetization, and Onboarding

Past Events
#1 (February 23) Purpose, People & Value: What's our Why?
#2 (March 16) Identity, Culture & Safety: How to build lasting communities?
#3 (April 15) Spaces, Engagement & Programming: How to evolve programs aligned with our values?